The 1000Foot Oceanic

[Matthew Ryan Jones]

I know the White Star Line, before its merger with Cunard in 1934, had planned and laid down a 1,000-plus-foot liner that was to have been named OCEANIC. Are there any paintings of the ship to show how it would have looked or any photos of what little was assembled?

Thanks in advance!
-Matt

 

[Dave Gittins]

There's a photo of a very basic builder's model of Oceanic III in Shipbuilders to the World. She looks vaguely like Queen Mary.

 

[Mark Baber]

There are also artist's renditions of Oceanic III in Anderson's White Star and Shaum and Flayhart's Damned by Destiny. She looks like a larger version of Britannic III and Georgic II.

 

[Paul Wilkinson]

Hi Matt

A while ago I got quite interested in Oceanic III and tracked down as much info and pictures as I could. All of this can be found on my webpage at

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.wilkinson/oceanic.html

I hope you find it interesting.

Cheers

Paul

 

[Paul Wilkinson]

Hi Mark,

I don't have Anderson's White Star. Is there any chance you could scan the pictures and text about Oceanic III for me?

Cheers

Paul

 

[Mark Baber]

Sure...once I replace the inoperable scanner sitting on my computer desk.

;-)

 

[Matthew Ryan Jones]

Great art, Paul! Thanks! Oh, if only she had been built!

 

[Paul Wilkinson]

Thanks Mark. I'll look forward to it.

Cheers

Paul

 

[Steve Olguin]

Heres a copy of a post card that I bought off of E-bay of the MS Britannic altered to that of the Oceanic III...

 

[Michael lowe]

It was MV Britannic steve, not MS





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